Question

    Competition is a common phenomenon in our social life.1.There is constant competition for academic degrees, jobs, customers, money and so forth. In a sense, competition is one of the motive forces to the development of society.

2.Therefore, the only way to survive is to be competitive. Growing in a competitive environment is important for a child because future adult life is difficult. Finding a good job, for example, is an extremely competitive activity.

Today, most people try to get good education through various ways.3.The quality of people is rapidly increasing. Competition is more violent than what we thought it should be. The potentially successful job applicant has to be prepared in stronger position by gaining more qualifications and experience. In the business world, to beat your competitors, you must be better than the other employees.4.

In fact, the only way our world rewards people is to give honor to the winners, not to the losers. By attempting to compete at different activities, we learn to win and lose, gain experience and know our strengths and weaknesses. Competition prepares us for the tough things in life.5.

A.Otherwise, you will be defeated.

B.Modern society demands high-quality talents.

C.Learning to be competitive is clearly the best preparation for the tough life.

D.There are also many people who have higher degrees in their special fields.

E.Children have to learn to be competitive in order to adapt to modern society.

F.In the natural world, the weak will be replaced by the strong and the fittest can live.

G.We compete when we play games and when we try to do better than others in our study.

Answer

1.G

2.F

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。竞争是社会生活的常见现象。从某种意义上说，竞争是社会发展的动力之一。在自然界，生存的唯一途径就是竞争。如今人们的素质正在迅速提高。竞争比我们认为的更激烈。学习竞争显然是艰难生活的最佳准备。 。

1.上文Competition is a common phenomenon in our social life.提到竞争是我们社会生活中常见的现象，下文There is constant competition for academic degrees, jobs, customers, money and so forth.说学术学位、工作、客户、金钱等方面不断竞争。G项中的compete与上文是同类词，G项“当我们玩游戏时，当我们试图在学习中比别人做得更好时，我们就会竞争。”符合语境，解释上文，与下文一致。故选G。

2.根据空格下文Therefore, the only way to survive is to be competitive.（因此，存活的唯一方法是竞争。）可推断，阐述了上文内容的原因，因此推断F项“在自然界中，弱者将被强者所取代，适者生存。”符合，故选F。

3.空格上文Today, most people try to get good education through various ways.说明今天，大多数人试图通过各种方式获得良好的教育，D项“也有许多人在他们的特殊领域有更高的学位。

”，前后文意思一致，also是关键词。故选D。

4.根据空格上文In the business world, to beat your competitors, you must be better than the other employees.可知，在商业世界中，要击败竞争对手，你必须比其他员工更好。因此否则你将会被打败。故A 选项“否则你将会被打败”符合语境，是对上文的说明。故选A。

5.根据空格上文Competition prepares us for the tough things in life.可知，竞争使我们为生活中的艰难事情做好了准备。因此推断学习竞争显然是艰难生活的最佳准备。故C选项“学习竞争显然是艰难生活的最佳准备”是对上文的总结。故选C。